Quilting frame



A8.5.1111, 1o, 1940. w. lMHoFF 2,214,418

QUILTING FRAME Filed Feb. 6,11940 2 sheets-sheet 1 Attorneys Sept. l0, 1940. w. IMHOFF QUILTINQ FRAME Filed Feb. 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A iomeys V Patented Sept. 10, 1940 Y UNITEDl STATES PATENT rOFFICE f 2,214,418k v QUILTING FRAME William lm hoff, Seguin, Tex. Application February 6, 1940*, Serial No. 317,594

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in quilting frames and has for one of its important objectsI to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of lv this character which may be expeditiously assemlbled and taken down and which, when knocked down', will require comparatively little space for storage.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a quilting frame of the aforementioned character embodying a construction and arrangement which is such that the device may be conveniently adjusted to any desired size.

Still anothervery important object of the invention is to provide a quilting frame of the character described embodying novel locking means for securing the device in adjusted position.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a quilting frame of the character set forth which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, light in weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objectsI and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of a quilting frame constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure ,2.

Figure 4 is a detail view in vertical section, taken substantially on the line 4--4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detail view in vertical section, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a detail view in vertical section, taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a pair of. standards I of suitable material, preferably wood. The standards I are mounted on sup-porting feet 2. Suitable braces 3 are provided for the standards' I. At intermediate points the standards I are provided with openings 4 (see Fig. 3) for the reception of the reduced end portions 5 of a removable strut or brace 6. Removable pins 'I anchor the reduced end portions 5 of the strut or brace 6 in the standards I.

The upper end portions of the standards I are recessed, as at 8, on theirl inner sides to accommlodate remlovable rails which are designated generally by the reference numeral 9. Bolts I0 secure the rails 9 to the standards I, said bolts being equipped with wing nuts II.

The rails 9 include horizontal lower bars I2 having secured longitudinally on their inner sides metal tracks I3. Mounted above the bars I0 and extending parallel thereto are rack bars I4. Spacing bars I5 are provided between in termediate portions of the rack bars I4 and the bars I2. v'I'he end portions of the bars I2 and I4 are connected by removable metallic straps I6. Mounted between the straps' I 6 are spacing blocks I'I (see Fig. 5) for the end portions of the bars I2 and I4.

Mounted between the rails 9 and adjustable toward and away from the ends thereof are square rolls I8 of suitable material, preferably wood. The rolls I8 terminate in reduced circular end portions I9 which travel on the tracks I3. Projecting from the ends I9 of the rolls I8 are square shafts 20 having mounted thereon for rotation therewith gears 2|, which gears are in mesh with the teeth beneath the rack bars I4. Washers 22 retain the gears 2I in position, said washers, in turn, being secured by pins 23 in the shafts 20.

Slidably mounted on the shafts 20 are substantially U-shaped locks 24 of suitable metal which, as seen to advantage in Fig. 4 of the drawings, are adapted to be slipped on the upper and lower edges of the rails 9 for releasably securing the rolls I8 against rotation and in adjusted position. A suitable crank 25 is pro-vided for engagemlent with the shafts 20 for adjusting the rolls I8 when the locks 24 are disengaged from, the rails 9. Mounted on the rolls I8 and on the inner sides of the rails 9 are iiexible strips 26 to which the marginal portions of the material 21 (see Fig. 6) are stitched or otherwise suitably secured.

it is thought that the manner ofusing the device will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Brieily, the rolls i8, with the locks 2d disengaged from the rails 9, may be adjusted to approximately the desired position on said rails and the material is attached to said rolls. Through the medium of the crank 25 the rolls I3 are then further adjusted for bringing the material to the desired tension or tightness. The substantially U-shaped locks 24 are then slipped on the rails 9 for positively preventing rotation of the shafts 20, thus securing the rolls I8 in adjusted position. The material 2T is then secured to the strips 26 on the inner sides of the rails 9 and the work may then begin. The entire device may be expeditiously knocked down by removing the rolls I8 from the rails 9, then taking said rails 9 ofi" the standards l and then removing said standards from the strut or brace 6. Of course, to set up or assemble the frame this operation is substantially reversed.

It is believed that the many advantages of a quilting frame constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in t'he combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A quilting frame comprising supporting standards, rails mounted on said standards and `including rack bars, rollers rotatably mounted for and adapted 4to embrace the rails.

and the rolls, respectively, for adjusting the latter,

and angular members sldably but nonrotatably mounted on the rolls and adapted to embrace the rails for releasably securing said rolls in adjusted position.

3. A quilting frame comprising a plurality of standards, a pair of spaced, parallel rails mounted horizontally on said standards, said rails including rack bars and additional bars spaced below said rack bars, rolls rotatably mounted for adjustment between the rails, square. shafts projecting from the ends of said rolls between the rack bars and the second named bars, gears mounted on said shafts for rotation therewith and operatively engaged with the rack bars, and substantially U-shaped members slidably mounted on the shafts but nonrotatable relative thereto, said substantially U-shaped members being engageable above and below the rack bars and the second named bars for releasably securing the rolls in adjusted position.

Il. A quilting frame of thevcharacter described comprising a pair of standards, rails mounted on said standards, said rails including lower bars, tracks mounted on said lower bars, the rails further including rack bars spaced above the rst named bars, rolls rotatably mounted for adjustment between the rails, said rolls including circuend portions operable on the tracks, shafts projecting from the ends of the rolls, gears fixed on said shafts and operatively engaged With the rack bars for adjusting the rolls, and substantially U-shaped members slidably but nonrotatably mounted on the shafts and adapted to embrace the rails for securing the rolls against rotation and in adjusted position.

WILLIAM IMI-IOFF. 

